Holy Shit: Obama +1 in INDIANA!

[democrattotheend]

http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=d62471d9-b9f8-4274-8312-16c1006a5764

Within the margin of error, but still pretty surprising. Bush won by 21 points in 2004!

[tekisui]

1. Another place mcDubya will have to spend money!

[democrattotheend]

4. It's funny: I wrote a blog post a year encouraging the Democratic nominee to target Indiana

And Montana and Virginia, which initially did not look like a presidential battleground. People thought I was nuts at the time, but Obama is advertising in all three!

http://purplestatepundit.com/blog/election08/red-to-purple-and-hopefully-blue-series-new-states-to-target-in-2008/

[Chulanowa]

16. Every state should be a battleground

We've been retreating to the "blue states" for years now, and the Republicans haven't been shy about working in those same states.

I should send a christmas roast to Chairman Dean

[woolldog]

23. haha.

I love the first comment immediately following that post.

looks like your idea may not be so far-fetched.

[sharp_stick]

2. I like the look of polls lately

I know it's way too early and it's not always good to get your hopes up but if, somehow, Obama took Indiana I think this would be a landslide of historic proportions.

[faithfulcitizen]

5. Yep!- "historic proportions" I keep seeing IN as a battleground. If so, hold on to your hats!

:toast:

[faithfulcitizen]

3. I'm floored...though his tremendous showing here despite Bayh's arm-twisting was a sign of strength.

This is HUGE. If he wins my home state, I will just be overjoyed. We were/are considered the 2nd or 3rd reddest state in the union.

[CTD]

6. Let's not get too excited yet.

While I'd love to hold the election tomorrow and get it over with, that poll's polling sample skews heavily toward the under 25 age bracket, which we can assume disproportionately supports Obama. It's good news, sure.

[ingac70]

7. I can't wait until November!

I hope it is an historic trouncing. I get the feeling it will be.

[WeDidIt]

8. Well that's a fine howdy do!

Excellent.

[book_worm]

9. I wonder if it will make some Obama advisors want to put Evan Bayh on the ticket?

to help gurantee an Obama victory in November? I hope not. But I sure hope he can win Indiana.

[book_worm]

10. Last Dem to carry Indiana? LBJ in '64 prior to that, I believe FDR in '36.

[BrotherBuzz]

44. Correct. The state didn't even support FDR during the war years!

[Yavin4]

51. WTF? They Liked The Depression?!?!

Sleeping outside in shanty houses must've really appealed to them.

[BrotherBuzz]

56. I guess they thought the GI Bill of Rights was a bunch of hooey, too

Is that where the word Hoosier originated from?

[skooooo]

11. I'm praying Indiana flips!

The 8th district elected a blue Democrat in '06 which was a major switch. Come on Indiana!

[PM7nj]

12. This is the 3rd Indiana poll with Obama leading.

He now has a tiny lead in the Pollster.com aggregate.

http://www.pollster.com/08-IN-Pres-GE-MvO.php

[Hope And Change]

13. Yay...K & R!

[Tatiana]

14. Bookmark this response - we will win Indiana thanks to some crossover Repubs. n/t

[YOY]

15. Hooser daddy?

n/t

[skooooo]

20. ehem...it's "Hoosier"

:hi:

[Psst_Im_Not_Here]

27. And my "Hoosier daddy" is voting for Obama

Voting Dem for the first time in his life, he's THAT pissed!

[skooooo]

30. Good!

Everyone should be pissed off!

[democrattotheend]

32. Sweet!

I love hearing stories like that.

[Psst_Im_Not_Here]

38. Here are some more...cute alert!

Most of my immediate family in Indiana is voting for Obama, 7 votes so far. My bro and sis-in-law have a two year old who when asked what he thinks of George Bush says "George Bush is stinky!" then follows it up by "John McCain is stinky too!". I tried to get it recorded to use as my ringtone but, you how 2 year olds are!

[Smear Talk Express]

17. GOBAMA!

If this kind of momentum continues, 350+ EVs for Obama remains in the cards. Hopefully he's smart enough to ignore reactionaries and appeasers within his party.

[Zynx]

18. *jaw hits floor*

[blondeatlast]

19. Sweet, sweet, sweet! YES! nt

[Barack_America]

21. Oh man, I'd hate to see this end up on FR...

Due to a concern troll.

I have no interest in seeing how they'd respond to this.

:evilgrin:

[FatDave]

22. Know what I'd like to see?

Something I like to call "Mondale's Revenge".

[Psyop Samurai]

24. Oh, I like the sound of that !! nt

[Smear Talk Express]

26. ummm...

So what does the GOP keep? Utah? Idaho? Talibama?

[eppur_se_muova]

35. I think even Mondale will feel sorry for McCain.

Dems are bighearted that way. :)

[mzmolly]

25. You mean Dean's 50 state strategy is working?!

Who-da thunk it? Oh yeah, WE DID! ;)

[chascarrillo]

42. Dean is a brilliant motherfucker.

I'm glad to have supported him in 2004. Now, I'm almost kinda glad he didn't win the nomination in 2004. His term in as DNC chair has brought a winning strategy, against all conventional wisdom. Without him, we might still be looking at a Republican-controlled Congress.

[mzmolly]

48. Agreed!

He's created lasting change. :hi:

[Brigid]

28. I am a proud Hoosier today.

:)

The 50-state strategy is working! :bounce:

We Hoosiers can be a contrary bunch, and this state may be full of so-called rednecks, but that doesn't make us stupid. we have been doing somewhat better than surrounding states through this economic ewarthquake, but we know very well that the Bush years have not been good for us or the country. And so far nobody I've run into seems to care about Barack Obama's race. If they don't support him (and I don't run into too many who don't) they give other reasons. And this in a town where racism is not always frowned upon as it should be.

[RiverStone]

29. Obama's 50 state strategy will take him to the White House!

:woohoo:

[Hippo_Tron]

31. Among likely voters that's amazing, the key is turning out the unlikely voters

[DerekJ]

33. Awesome :) N/T

[Arugula Latte]

34. McCain is screwn. He won't have enough $$ to fight for these states.

Seinfeldian voice: "What a shame."

[AllentownJake]

36. Lived there for 3 years

If you told me a year ago Indiana was going to be a battleground in the 2008 Presidential Election I would have laughed at you. Shit must have gotten really bad there since I left in May 2006.

[faithfulcitizen]

45. I think we're #1 in home foreclosures in the country.

Yeah, it's not good. Our food banks are at critical levels and this flooding didn't help. Not to mention how many Hoosiers we've seen come home in caskets from Iraq. FINALLY, this country seems to be turning on the repubs. My God, what took so long...

[skooooo]

53. What part were you living in?

:shrug:

[sniffa]

37. Those people are shit...

This is going to be an incredible campaign. :bounce:

[faithfulcitizen]

46. sniffa my butt, thank you very much.

:hurts: ;)

[woolldog]

39. only 2% undecided.

Looks like it'll be a nailbiter. GOTV efforts (especially for young people) will be key.

[mvd]

40. Shows how the Bush economy can change a state's

point of view. Great news!

[Rowdyboy]

41. Absolutely amazing.....

Its hard not to get overconfident but its really important to remember that we have 4 1/2 months to go. People are so freaking fickle.

[CitizenLeft]

52. and it'll be the longest 4 1/2 months I can ever remember.

I'm going to be a nervous wreck. I hope I survive it.

[grantcart]

43. no wonder McCain took fed funds after this his fund raising would tank

[Juche]

47. Yay

Being on the border of Indiana/Ohio I considered doing volunteer work over in Ohio by registering voters when I am not at work (my work schedule is odd and I get alot of time off). but maybe volunteer work in Indiana will also be something to look into.

In 2004 Bush won Indiana 1.5 million votes to Kerry's 1 million. However in the primary Hillary & Obama got 1.3 million combined votes. There were some operation chaos voters, but I would wager that 1.2 million democrats voted in the primaries. With McCain losing the radical base (none of the cons I know are going to vote for him or want to vote for him) Indiana may be in play.

[Kahuna]

49. Poor Grampy McCain. This has got to be a blow to him.

:applause:

[AwakeAtLast]

50. If you search my posts you will find where I predicted this.

I'm not in the least bit surprised. I have seen Obama stickers in places I would never have thought possible. It's great to see! :hi:

[TheKentuckian]

54. The 50 state strategy is working!

We have a great chance of flipping some red states, we'll move some of the red to purple which will permit them to be flipped the next cycle, and of course we have great chances to win the battleground states, maybe even all of them.

I think we can pull some remarkable surprises, I refuse to believe that Texas and Kentucky cannot be brought into the fold. Whatever anyone feels about Dean, it has to be admitted the man is a visionary.

Other than avoiding shenanigans from our evil and shady friends from across the aisle, our biggest issue is that the Republicans have created such a wide array of problems that there is a solid chance we get the wrath if we can't dig the country out pretty damned quick and I think we're looking at a 16-20 year project.

[AwakeAtLast]

58. Welcome to DU!

I totally agree with you, too! :hi:

[Colobo]

55. This is an indication of how big Obama's win will be in November.

[musicblind]

57. And surveyusa was one of THE most reliable sources during the primaries! n/t

[davsand]

59. Purely anecdotal, but I only saw Obama signs just recently in Indiana.

Just last week we drove up the west side of Indiana from Evansville to Crawfordsville. I saw ZERO McCain signs--NOT a single one. I saw a few Obama signs.

I made the comment to Kevsand that with that Primary having just happened so recently it was possible that they may have been holdovers, but it really amazed me anyway. FWIW, I didn't see GOP signs at all...



Laura

[liberalfella]

60. The electoral map will be forever changed

Thanks to Obama. He now has leads in VA, NC, Indiana, NM...